Must-See Altered Books and Paper Carving
Artist Kylie Stillman engraves books and stacks of paper as if they are blocks of stone.
Silver Banksia, 2010, paper carving, 6,000 sheets of computer paper and wood base, 56 x 40 x 30 cm
Starburst Winter Wren, 2009, paper carving, printed paper, diameter 13.5 cm
With textures so inviting, I imagine running my fingers across the nooks and crannies of Kylie's ethereal tree and bird sculptures.
Common Oak, 2007, book carving
Semiformal reminds me of a fossil.
Semiformal, 2004, book carving
Gorgeous birds in flight.
Flock, 2007, Installation Meat Market
Flock, 2007, detail
Little Room, 2007, Installation Meat Market
photography David Marks
The beautifully lit piece, above, is a red maple plywood sculpture.
Kylie studied studied Fine Art - Painting at RMIT, Melbourne. She's a frequent exhibitor and is represented by Utopia Art Sydney, Australia.
Silver Banksia, 2010, paper carving, 6,000 sheets of computer paper and wood base, 56 x 40 x 30 cm
Starburst Winter Wren, 2009, paper carving, printed paper, diameter 13.5 cmWith textures so inviting, I imagine running my fingers across the nooks and crannies of Kylie's ethereal tree and bird sculptures.
Common Oak, 2007, book carvingSemiformal reminds me of a fossil.
Semiformal, 2004, book carvingGorgeous birds in flight.
Flock, 2007, Installation Meat Market
Flock, 2007, detail
Little Room, 2007, Installation Meat Market photography David Marks
The beautifully lit piece, above, is a red maple plywood sculpture.
Kylie studied studied Fine Art - Painting at RMIT, Melbourne. She's a frequent exhibitor and is represented by Utopia Art Sydney, Australia.
Layered cut paper?! Ann, you're singin' my song! These are mouth-watering. Thank you, as always, for introducing us to such awesome artists and their work.
ReplyDeleteStunning. I love this work.
ReplyDeleteOh my god! That's amazing!!! What a find :)
ReplyDeletefantastic, stunning artwork! thanks for sharing anne :D
ReplyDeleteSimply amazing. What talent
ReplyDeleteSo cool, I'd love to read an interview from the artist and learn more about her background and techniques.
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing talent ! the flock of birds look perfect and the winter wren , carved beautifully.Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHow amazing! Presumably she glues all the pages together in some way first?
ReplyDeleteKylie's paper sculptures are just amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteLicia
Wow - that blows my mind! Fantastic, Ann, thanks for finding all these amazing artists!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments, everyone.
ReplyDeleteMeg and Philippa, I'm curious about Kylie's technique too. Perhaps the pages/books are glued or she might compress them in a vise while she does the carving.
These are fantastic, thank you!
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